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Agent0037 · 01-03-2008, 08:01 AM

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Originally Posted by the750
does anyone else find the recent course of this thread a bit odd? you guys are talking about the amount of money you would save over the course of 30 years driving infiniti at current g37 pricing vs. bmw at current 335i pricing. if you're wanting to be thrifty, why did you buy a g37 in the first place? why not a honda or even a slightly used G35c... either of those will net you significantly more savings monthly.

My original comment was that the difference in these cars was not $5K but $10K. Looksfast responded that leasing was the only way anyone should ever get a Bimmer. My point is that leasing every 3 years only makes the choice of BMW over Infiniti that much more expensive. Buy it once, the difference is only $10K, but get sucked into a routine of choosing a $10K more expensive car every 3 years and you have really changed your economic fortunes...I agree that I could be more thrifty and get a honda fit of something, but I am comparing two cars that *most* people feel are relatively comparable in performance and quality and pointing out that the cost difference is not nearly negligible. It's just hard for me to listen to people imply that these cars basically cost the same when the difference between them is much more than the difference between the G and a comparably loaded Camry.

But I'm done. Peace out and enjoy the Bimmer - it truly is a fantastic car (and even a pretty good value - just not as good a value as the G37 IMHO).

01-03-2008, 08:01 AM	#37 (permalink)
Agent0037 0-24 Posts Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 12	Quote: Originally Posted by the750 does anyone else find the recent course of this thread a bit odd? you guys are talking about the amount of money you would save over the course of 30 years driving infiniti at current g37 pricing vs. bmw at current 335i pricing. if you're wanting to be thrifty, why did you buy a g37 in the first place? why not a honda or even a slightly used G35c... either of those will net you significantly more savings monthly. My original comment was that the difference in these cars was not $5K but $10K. Looksfast responded that leasing was the only way anyone should ever get a Bimmer. My point is that leasing every 3 years only makes the choice of BMW over Infiniti that much more expensive. Buy it once, the difference is only $10K, but get sucked into a routine of choosing a $10K more expensive car every 3 years and you have really changed your economic fortunes...I agree that I could be more thrifty and get a honda fit of something, but I am comparing two cars that most people feel are relatively comparable in performance and quality and pointing out that the cost difference is not nearly negligible. It's just hard for me to listen to people imply that these cars basically cost the same when the difference between them is much more than the difference between the G and a comparably loaded Camry. But I'm done. Peace out and enjoy the Bimmer - it truly is a fantastic car (and even a pretty good value - just not as good a value as the G37 IMHO).